DIY & Garden Wildlife
Homemade feeders, kitchen-table projects with the children, positioning, mess, and the wider wildlife that turns up once you start feeding.
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DIY Bird Feeders: Homemade Ideas and Garden Wildlife
Start with the long-form guide, then work through the posts below.
Cats and Bird Feeders: How to Feed Birds Safely
Cats hunt from cover at ground level. Get the height and the two metres of clear space right and a feeding station stops being worth their time.
9 min read DIY & Garden WildlifePine Cone Bird Feeders: The Best Twenty-Minute Project
The classic kitchen-table project, done properly. What to use instead of peanut butter, and how to stop it falling apart in the first shower.
5 min read DIY & Garden WildlifeHow to Stop Bird Feeders Making a Mess
The dead patch under the feeder is not inevitable. Six fixes in order of effect, starting with the one that removes the problem entirely.
4 min read DIY & Garden WildlifeWhere to Position a Bird Feeder (The Two-Metre Rule)
Most feeder problems are position problems. Height, cover, windows and the two-metre rule that quietly solves squirrels, cats and empty feeders at once.
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